Addressing violence against children, women and older people during the COVID-19 pandemic : key actions
Addressing violence against children, women and older people during the COVID-19 pandemic : key actions
World Health Organization
- World Health Organization, 2020
- electronic document (7 pages) ; PDF file
Published June 2020.
Several countries affected by COVID-19, have seen increases in levels of violence occurring in the home, including violence against children, intimate partner violence and violence against older people. Countries also face increasing challenges in maintaining support and care for survivors of violence. This brief compiles key actions that the health sector can undertake within a multisectoral response to prevent or mitigate interpersonal violence based on existing WHO guidance. (From the website). Record #6829
CHILD ABUSE
COVID-19
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
ELDER ABUSE
HEALTH
INTERVENTION
INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE
PANDEMICS
SUPPORT SERVICES
INTERNATIONAL
Published June 2020.
Several countries affected by COVID-19, have seen increases in levels of violence occurring in the home, including violence against children, intimate partner violence and violence against older people. Countries also face increasing challenges in maintaining support and care for survivors of violence. This brief compiles key actions that the health sector can undertake within a multisectoral response to prevent or mitigate interpersonal violence based on existing WHO guidance. (From the website). Record #6829
CHILD ABUSE
COVID-19
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
ELDER ABUSE
HEALTH
INTERVENTION
INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE
PANDEMICS
SUPPORT SERVICES
INTERNATIONAL